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1552 In Science
Life sciences * In Italy, Bartolomeo Eustachi completes his , presenting his discoveries on the structure of the inner ear (including the Eustachian tube) and heart, although it will not be published until 1714 in science, 1714. * Cornelius Gemma publishes the first illustration of a human tapeworm. * Thierry de Héry publishes , the first work in French language, French on syphilis. * Ambroise Paré appointed royal surgeon to the House of Valois in France; and begins publication of a treatise on battlefield medicine, . * Edward Wotton (zoologist), Edward Wotton's systematic researches in zoology are collected in , published in Paris. * The ''Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis'' ("Little Book of the Medicinal Herbs of the Indians") is composed in Nahuatl by Martín de la Cruz and translated into Latin by Juan Badiano at the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, Real Colegio de Santa Cruz in Tlatelolco (Mexico City), Tlatelolco (Mexico). Births * February 28 – Jost Bürgi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |